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Alex von Tunzelmann (born 1977) is a British
historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the st ...
, screenwriter and author.


Early life and education

Tunzelmann has stated that her surname is of German ancestry originating in
Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a ...
in Germany and that she has family connections from Estonia since 1600 and New Zealand since 1850. Tunzelmann was educated at
Brighton and Hove High School Brighton Girls, formerly Brighton and Hove High School, is an Independent school (United Kingdom), independent day school for girls aged 4 to 18 in the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. Brighton Girls GDST is ISI rated ‘Excellen ...
, an independent school for girls in
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, and at
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at the
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. She read history and edited both '' Cherwell'' and ''
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''.


Career

Tunzelmann has contributed to ''The Political Animal'' by
Jeremy Paxman Jeremy Dickson Paxman (born 11 May 1950) is an English broadcaster, journalist, author, and television presenter. Born in Leeds, Paxman was educated at Malvern College and St Catharine's College, Cambridge, where he edited the undergraduate new ...
, ''The Truth About Markets'' by John Kay, ''Does Education Matter?'' by Alison Wolf, and ''Not on the Label'' by Felicity Lawrence. She has been recognized as a ''
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'' Young Business Writer of the Year. She collaborated with
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on his book, ''
On Royalty ''On Royalty: A Very Polite Inquiry into Some Strangely Related Families'' is a 2006 book by Jeremy Paxman that examines the ways in which the British Monarchy The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, ...
''. From 2008 to 2016, Tunzelmann wrote a column for ''
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'' entitled "Reel history", in which she discussed and rated popular films for their historical accuracy. She has also written for ''
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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'', and ''
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''. She published ''Blood and Sand'' about the
Suez Crisis The Suez Crisis, or the Second Arab–Israeli war, also called the Tripartite Aggression ( ar, العدوان الثلاثي, Al-ʿUdwān aṯ-Ṯulāṯiyy) in the Arab world and the Sinai War in Israel,Also known as the Suez War or 1956 Wa ...
of 1956 in 2016. *'' Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire'', 2007, her first book, details the independence of
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in 1947 and the process leading up to it, as well as the consequences after independence. *''
Red Heat. Conspiracy, Murder, and the Cold War in the Caribbean ''Red Heat: Conspiracy, Murder, and the Cold War in the Caribbean'' is a historical study of the political scene in the Caribbean during the 1950s and 1960s, written by the British historian Alex von Tunzelmann and first published in 2011 by Henry ...
'', 2011, covers the relationship of the United States with Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti during the time of the
Cold War The Cold War is a term commonly used to refer to a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc. The term '' cold war'' is used because t ...
. Her overall framework is based on the idea that the Cold War was not a static phenomenon but instead dynamic and involved 'hot wars' as well. *'' Fallen Idols: Twelve Statues That Made History'', 2021, an exploration of the stories of twelve statues or groups of statues of historical figures that later became contentious, prompted by the removal or defacement of statues during the
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of 2020. It was shortlisted for the 2022
Wolfson History Prize The Wolfson History Prizes are literary awards given annually in the United Kingdom to promote and encourage standards of excellence in the writing of history for the general public. Prizes are given annually for two or three exceptional works ...
. She has appeared on the literary discussion radio programme ''Litbits'' on
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, discussing literature and hair. She appears regularly on
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and on BBC current affairs programmes.


Screenwriting

Tunzelmann wrote the script for the movie ''
Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1 ...
'', a film that received mixed reviews, with some publications citing numerous historical inaccuracies. She also wrote episodes of the
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period drama ''
Medici The House of Medici ( , ) was an Italian banking family and political dynasty that first began to gather prominence under Cosimo de' Medici, in the Republic of Florence during the first half of the 15th century. The family originated in the Mu ...
'', focusing on the powerful Florentine family. A film based on her book ''Indian Summer'' is currently in development with
Working Title Films Working Title Films is a British film studio that produces motion pictures and television programs and is a subsidiary of Universal Pictures, a division of NBCUniversal, which is itself a division of Comcast. The company was founded by Tim Be ...
.


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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Von Tunzelmann, Alex 1977 births Living people 20th-century British women writers 21st-century British historians 21st-century British women writers 21st-century British writers Alumni of University College, Oxford British film critics British film historians British people of German descent British television writers British women historians Cold War historians Historians of the British Empire Historians of India People educated at Brighton and Hove High School Women film critics British women television writers